about me

Hello hello! I am glad you’ve landed here. It’s a little challenging to introduce myself in the void of the internet, but here’s what I would probably tell you in person. I am: a mom of six delightful humans married to my best bud (I know, I know,...
Let’s Talk about Our Boys

Let’s Talk about Our Boys

When I first started this blog and my associated Facebook page at @ClaireRoiseAdvocacy, I addressed male-dominated abusive marriages within the church almost exclusively. It was a needed area of conversation; it was what I had seen; and I certainly wasn’t the only one...
Seatbelts, Cigarettes…and Abuse

Seatbelts, Cigarettes…and Abuse

In his talk for Awaken 2017, my husband made the comment that he wants to accomplish for abuse what we’ve seen happen within very recent memory for seatbelts and cigarettes. Once upon a time, cigarette smoking was not just socially acceptable, it said you were...